Come join me in the country as I navigate life as a working mom with an array of critters, kids and husband in tow! You'll find a little of everything - food and parties, kids and craft projects, gardening and outdoor fun, a top-to-bottom house renovation, family and traditions, community and women's issues. Grab your boots and let's get to it!

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Done!

Hello sweet friends! I have so much to tell you and show you but have not had a free hand to take pictures and type it all up for you yet. Exciting news is that the house is COMPLETE (well, as complete as any house ever gets) and it is beautiful. Carpet was laid yesterday and it was totally the icing on the cake, the topper on the wedding cake, the cherry on the sundae and more! I've got a kitchen backsplash to show you, you haven't seen the new floor in the fireplace room, there is an awesome hand-painted mural of Jimmy Howard (you Red Wings fans will drool!) that my brother is working on, the carpet, a hutch with a great back story that I'm working on refinishing, window coverings, and much more ground to cover. I've been tackling sorting one area at a time with the mindset that if I don't love it, use it, wear it, or its broken - out the door you go. Which feels great but takes time and results in the old house filled with piles of stuff waiting to be able to move to the new house or haul away. We expect to finish moving by Labor Day so you may not hear a lot from me until after that but expect a blitz of posts once we are done!

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Just My Country Me

Food, kids, family, animals, hockey, snowmobiling, tradition, crafts, parties, gardening, re-purposing, and the great outdoors - need I say more?! Never a dull moment, I work full-time and then come home to a mini zoo (if you think I'm joking stick around a bit). My husband is my high-school sweetheart and we have two brilliant, adorable kids (of course, we are biased). We love this great state of Michigan and all it offers, we both come from big families, and on top of that we just bought the foreclosed house next door and renovated top-to-bottom in a few months time! I grew up around farms and rural life (I even went to a one-room schoolhouse) and its important to me to teach my children those traditions. We're not afraid to get dirty out here in the country so make sure you wear your boots and get ready for an adventure!